Closet-trap.



Hi T. GRONK.

CLOSET TRAP.

APPLICATION 15mm JAILSO, 1912.

1,064,196, Patented June 10, 1913.

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CLOSET-TRAP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRISON TAYLOR CRoNK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, inthe county and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedCloset-Trap, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to a new and improved trap for closets, and anobject of my invention is to provide a readily removable, destructible,substantially rigid trap adapted for use more particularly in railroadtrains or other places where it is necessary to carry the refuse matterfor any length of time before disposition.

I attain the above-outlined object by constructing a trap, preferablypartly of metal and partly of some fibrous material, the fibrous portionof which trap is adapted to engage the outlet member of the bowl by somesuitable connection, such as described in full in my co-pendingapplication, Serial No. 669,790, filed January 6, 1912.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures, and in which Figure l is a sideelevation showing a portable refuse tank having a closet bowl positionedthereon, to which is attached a preferred embodiment of my invention,and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken longitudinally throughthe trap shown in Fig. 1.

Described more in detail, I have shown a casing A of any suitableconstruction, disposed within which is a refuse tank B, having an inletopening 0. Mounted upon the casing A is a bowl D of any suitableconfiguration, and, as shown in the drawings, a bowl as described indetail in my co-pending application, Serial No. 669,7 90, filed January6, 1912, to the outlet E of which bowl is attached my improved form oftrap, the vertical leg of which trap passes through an opening F inthetop of the casing A and through theopening C in the tank B. Suitablewashers or packings G are disposed between the top of the tank B and theunder side of the top of the casing A, forming a hermetic seal betweenthe tank B and the outside. An outlet pipe E is en- Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed January 30, 1912.

Patented June 10, 1913. Serial No. 674,237.

circled by a removable trap-engaging band H, supported from a stop J.

My improved trap is of a general J construction, the crotch portion 3 ofwhich is preferably of some light metal, and the outlet arm A of whichis bent at a sharp acute angle to the inlet arm 5. The end of the inletarm -5 has a series of threads or corrugations 6 upon the inner face,which corrugations are adapted to be engaged by the corrugated end ofthe vertical arm 7, said vertical arm may be of the same material as andintegral with the crotch portion 3, but is preferably of some rigiddestruct-ible fabric, the upper end of which is adapted to telescope theoutlet E of the bowl D, and is adapted to be held in place by the bandH. By this construction, itwill be noted that the crotch portion 3 'mayreadily be cleaned, due to the ready access through the wide-openthreaded end portions, and the portion 7 may be destroyed with therefuse matter in the tank.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A closet trap of a general J construction, comprising a metalliccrotch section, and a destructible fabric portion, removably attached tosaid crotch portion.

2. A trap for closet bowls consisting of a plurality of parts, one partbeing a crotch portion and another part being a readily destructible andcombustible rigid portion adapted to removably engage the outlet of thecloset bowl.

3. A trap for closet bowls, comprising a crotch portion having an outletarm and an inlet arm arranged at a relatively sharp acute angle to eachother, said arms having relatively wide throats, oneof said throatsbeing corrugated, and a flexible member adapted to engage saidcorrugated throat.

4. A closet trap comprising a permanent crotch section and adestructible fabric portion removably attached to said crotch portion.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRISON TAYLOR CRONK.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH ISAACS, MILTON J. ISAAOS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

